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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EST MON FEB 4 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN...EFFECTIVE
MARCH 21 2002
ON THURSDAY MARCH 21 2002...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN /GRR/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING
AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT.
THE DIGITAL FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECAST WEATHER
PARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR AND 12-HOUR INTERVALS. THE DIGITAL FORMAT
OF THIS PRODUCT PROMOTES QUICK VISUAL SCANNING OF SELECTED
WEATHER ELEMENTS AND FACILITATES EASE OF USE WITH COMPUTERS. IT
ALLOWS THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE.
THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KGRR. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL BE RDFGRR. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE
IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO
RECEIVE THE DIGITAL FORECAST.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT...
ISSUED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MISSOURI:
FOUS53 KEAX 210910
RDFMCI
DIGITAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000
KSZ025-103>105-MOZ021-028>030-037-038-212110-
ATCHISON_KS-CLAY-CLINTON-JACKSON-JOHNSON_KS-LAFAYETTE-LEAVENWORTH
-PLATTE-RAY-WYANDOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON KS...KANSAS CITY...OLATHE
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000
FRI 01/21/00 SAT 01/22/00 SUN 01/23/00
CST 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18
MX/MN 37 31 39 24 28
TEMP 20 19 19 25 33 36 35 32 33 33 33 36 39 39 37 35 33 31
DEWPT 10 11 11 14 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 29 31 31 30 30 29 27
RH 65 71 71 62 51 48 52 63 69 75 78 75 73 73 76 82 85 85
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 5 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP 12HR 0 10 40 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 .01-.10 0 0
RAIN C C C C
SNOW C C C C
$$
END OF EXAMPLE
FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO INTERPRET THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND ON
THE PLEASANT HILL FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX/RDFEXPLAIN.HTM
...OR CONTACT THE GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN FORECAST OFFICE AT THE
NUMBER LISTED BELOW.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE
CALL DAN HOUSER OR MIKE HEATHFIELD AT THE GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN
FORECAST OFFICE AT /616/ 949-0643 .
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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